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Mascarenichthys remotus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2011 |
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photo by
W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller |
| Family: | Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) | |||
| Max. size: | 3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Southern Indian Ocean: endemic to the Rodrigues Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 76-77; Anal soft rays: 62-63; Vertebrae: 42-43. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 12 + 30-31= 42- 43; rays on dorsal fin 76-77 and on anal fin 62-63; head with scale patch on cheeks with 4 rows on upper cheek and 2 rows on lower cheek; pseudoclaspers, 2 pairs, outer pseudoclasper flap-shaped, bent outwards, with pointed tip and symmetrical fleshy expansions anterior and posterior, inner pseudoclasper small, narrow, anteriorly inclined, not hidden in below isthmus in resting position; otolith with sulcus with separate small cauda and large ostium, otolith length to otolith height 2.1 (Ref. 88966). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||